The historic center of Quito has one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas. Quito, along with Kraków, were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1978. The central square of Quito is located about 25 kilometres (16mi) south of the equator; the city itself extends to within about 1 kilometre (0.62mi) of zero latitude. A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle of the world), to avoid confusion, as the word ecuador is Spanish for equator.

Quito Canton

Quito, officially the Metropolitan District of Quito (Spanish:Distrito Metropolitano de Quito), is a canton in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador.

Governance

The canton is governed by the same mayor and city council that govern the city of Quito.

Population figures

According to the 2001 census, the total population of Quito (not the city itself) is 1,839,853, with 892,570 men and 947,283 women. According to the 2007 estimates, it is 1,840,000. Of this, the population of the urban parishes (the city of Quito itself) was 1,399,378, and the population of the rural parishes (outside of the city of Quito, but still within the canton) was 440,475. The total population density of the canton is 439.8 inhabitants per km² (1139.1/mi²). The total number of households in the cantón is 555,928, with 419,845 in the urban area (= city) and 136,083 in the rural area. Of the 1,407,526 inhabitants of the canton over the age of 12, 639,068 are married, 541,758 are single, 33,116 are divorced, 30,898 are separated, and 47,930 are widowed.

Antichristianity

Pathetic lies spewing from their heartsA plague of weakness kept alive for too longIt's consuming and killing the peopleSearching for cure in a god of the wastePraying to idols so old and rottenI, the snake, let me offer alternativesCelebrate, the majestic self – AntichristianityThis is my unreligion – AntichristianityHereby I present a new ageAn era of darkness to swallow the falseBlessed be thee who speaks with tongues of fireTrample the cross and Crumble the corpseblaspheme the old, let nothing stop youOpen the gates to self preservationUnfold in libertyDeath to god, death to JesusPut an end to their miserable worldDeath to god, death to JesusWe are as mighty as godsDeath to god, death to JesusPut an end to their miserable worldDeath to god, death to Jesus